Playing Catch Up!!

My goal for this year was to read 50 books, well I passed that, so I upped it to 60, I again passed that and thought, hey wouldn't it be neat to get to 70 books??  So these are the last 13 books that I have read. I know the year hasn't ended up, and I am in the middle of another book, so who knows, I may just get to my 71 book for this year.  A lot of these are Christmas ones, mostly because I have a huge stack of books to read and figured what better time than to read all my christmas ones at Christmas time??   It was wonderful, I needed the extra Christmas spirit that came with reading some of these stories. It was a hard year for me, mostly because my husband and I weren't able to spend it together. 

Take a look at Goodreads and make a goal for yourself for next year in your reading!!! 

Christmas!!!

It is the time of year to start watching your favorite Christmas movies, catch up on the new ones that came out, read all the Christmas books that you have collected and haven't read yet, do all the projects you want to do, decorate, make cookies, wrap presents, shop.  Man I am tired just writing this. Thankfully I have had a chance to read some of the books that I have been collecting, I need to get through them before we move next year, i don't wanna lug all these books with me. :)   I have some craft ideas that I want to do, one includes some coral and sea glass along with shells.   I better do it before things get super crazy around here and I run out of time. 

We are reading   Chrismas Jars by Jason Wright for book club this month. What a great read and inspiring. Check it out and let me know what you think. 

ahhhh.... I love books!

 Lady Susan was a very scandalous book for the day, it was an interesting read. At first hard to read and keep track of the people.

These is my Words was really good!!!! We read it for our new book club and I am excited to read the next two in the series. About a girl who grows up in the 1800's in Arizona Territory, it is fun to see her evolve in the way she writes.

 Of course I had to read a Debbie Macomber book this month!!! Another one in the series of Cedar Cove and of course I love it!!!

The last in the trilogy of Inn Boonsboro, The Perfect Hope By Nora Roberts. It was so good that I started it on Sunday Morning at noon and finished it Monday before noon.  So good!!!! I really enjoyed it!!!


I started out this year with a goal of 50 books to read, at the moment I am at 56, so I upped it to 60, let's see if I can do that. :)  Maybe I'll have to up it again.

Getting the crafting bug

I have been getting the crafting bug lately. I have made a basket and it is super cute. I am now in a quilt block swap for here with things that represent the island, so I need to get that done. I have felt the urge to keep doing more, unfortunetaly I look at my craft closet and cringe.  I have so much stuff in there and so many things I want to do and not enough time.   Eventually I will get everything done, or end up selling the supplies I have for them. :)  So the first task was to get through the closet without killing myself, next I am making sure I have enough fabric for the quilt project and then I need to figure out exactly how to do what I want to do. Wish me luck!!!!!!

a few more book updates.

yes, I had to keep reading this series. I am still loving it and I always find myself laughing out loud.

For years I have loved the musical and have wanted to read the book. Well this was my book number 50 for the year (which was my goal for the entire year and I finsished it in Sept) Very different from the play, now I know what my husband meant.  But it also explains somethings that the play doesn't, but that the play talks about.  I loved it!!

I also love this series, it keeps me on my toes and guessing. I should have known I would have liked these because I love to watch CSI and shows like that.

the 5th book in the series. Still loving it and the different stories that come from the Author.

this is an LDS version of Persuasion. I was curious, so had to read it since I just read the original. It was cute and has very differnt and modern twists to it.

My friends kept telling me to check out this seris.  They are so funny!!! I catch myself laughing outloud when reading them.  The next one is number 7, and there are 19 in this series!!! It is going to take me awhile.  But if you are in for a lighthearted entertaining book, these would be good ones!

On a side note, I have read 48 out of my goal of 50 books, started number 49 the other day.  Any suggestions on what I should read for number 50????

My latest round of books.

I love Debbie Macomber books as I have mentioned before and I am slowly working my way through her Cedar Cove Series.   I have the next one all ready to go, but am just trying to read a few different books before I start another one.   I read these two and still love the characters that are in them and the new ones with each book. 



44 Cranberry Point

311 Pelican Court

 I had heard that there was a movie coming out about this book, I put it on my read list from the library where I can borrow books for free,  my time for it came up so I read it.  Definitely a very different take on the life of Abraham Lincoln, it was entertaining,  but if the movie is anything like the book, I don't want my kids seeing it. 

 I have decided this is my favorite Jane Austin book.  I do enjoy the favorites as well, but from the time I watched the movie I just loved this one and love it even more now that I have read the book.   Makes me want to read it again, maybe next year. :)

This is the 3rd book in the series by Michael Scott.  Lots of action, suspense, new characters. I am still really enjoying this series and can't wait for the next book.   Thank goodness it is just a click away to buy, but I am trying to read some of the others on my list before I get sucked back in.  Plus I had to do all the fun back to school mom stuff the last two weeks, so now maybe I can get a few minutes to read.